Sep 2nd 2008 12:45AM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Seahawks, NFC West, NFL Injuries, NFL Rumors
Good news for Seattle Seahawks fans: Matt Hasselbeck will start on Sunday. Bad news: he’s a little concerned about things like “rust” and his “back”.
The Pro Bowl quarterback will start Sunday in Buffalo and he says he will likely be rusty. He’s played just two series of a preseason game since last January’s playoff loss at Green Bay.

Hasselbeck revealed his back was in pain and spasms for weeks following a practice incident days before the first preseason game Aug. 8 at Minnesota. He said Monday he isn’t anxious over how he will feel getting hit Sunday for the first time in almost nine months. He says that’s an all-too-familiar feeling.
I’m not the only one who knows that “weeks” is several weeks, and that August 8 was like “several weeks” ago, right? I mean, not to be pessimistic, but if I’m a Seahawks fan, I’m not particularly confident with that.

Of course, the other options are Charlie Frye and Seneca Wallace, so I guess I’d probably be willing to ignore the possibility that the ‘Back wasn’t going to be healthy and just hope for the best.